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A N io r T CARLOTTA i Carlotta was a little Italian girl her mother was dead and nd she lived with t 1 her stepmother Her father tather had a hurdy hurdy-gurdy and every day he he- he took T Carlotta with him to take the pennies for the hurdy gurdy hurdy gurdy was old and not In good tune but Carlotta's bright brighty y ey eyes and the curls got them many pen pen- for she was very pretty when ihen she f smiled But Dut Carlotta was not happy she wanted Canted a yellow straw hat bat vt with ith red roses on it like Angela Shedid She Shedid did not want to wear the gay gay colored colored scarf But her father Tony said No C and that was the cause of ot Carlotta's Carlott s 's unhappiness She danced and played the tam tarn bounce and one morning when she went into a store to collect pennies a gentleman gave her a nickel because she smiled so sweetly Carlotta slipped sUpped it into her pocket and she smiled many times the next two weeks for tor forshe forshe she was taking all the pennies she could when Tonys Tony's eyes were half closed and when she had enough money money she went to the little shop around the th corner and bought the hat with red hoses She hid it in her bed which was In in the corner of a dark room and the next Sunday she slyly took it out and when she went to the park pinned U it under her skirt which was full and oJ s j 7 Y 8 e a a. a He Took It and Tore It Itin It-in in Pieces quite long for Carlotta was twelve and an Italian girl at that age is quite ft I woman My how proud Carlotta felt when at length she put the hat on She tossed her head making her curls fly about r and she walked walked through through the park with her head nead very highs high high s' s I But pride often takes a fall tali and so It was with c Carlotta A thunderstorm came came up very suddenly sud sud- denly and there was no place to shel shel- ter the beloved hat She put It under under un der her skirt but the red from the roses stained it and she had to uncover un un- cover It When the shower was as over the hat hatto was a sorry sight but she wore It Ithome to home hom and the next m morning rJ when shet she t l started out with Tony the hat pat was skirt tor for sher she pinned pinked under tinder und i her S thought if she put it on while she was wap r out she could say I It was given to h her r. r herThe The first place they stopped was In front of a house where there were were a a number of ot children Tony told Carlotta Carlotta Carlot- Carlot ta to dance and while she was wis dancing dane dane- dancing danei i ing down dropped the hat The children laughed and shouted Sl She c has stolen a hat She has s stolen a hat Carlotta picked it up and her head c put it on you getta da hat hat said Tony r very angry Carlotta told him the hat t. t had a d been een given glyen he her but Tony would not have her wear tr tl s hat no matter where It came from He took it and tore It In pieces Poor Poor Carlotta Her smiles smiles' were few that day and at night Tony beat herfor her ber herfor I for spoiling his day Later when Tony and his wife were out of ot t the way Carlotta slipped p d o out t and went went to a theater thet where she had seen dancing She walked up to the man at the th box office and asked If It they wanted a a- dancing girl The man took her Inside Inside inside In In- side the theater Let me see you dance said another manThe man InI in The orchestra was playing out I front and Carlotta danced her best t. t How much do you want asked the man Poor Carlotta did not know He told her what he would give which seemed a large sum to Carlotta But i 11 lr was she to spend the night If If she went home she could not get away Just then a girl who had bad been singing came from the stage she saw Carlotta Carl standing there as though she shedid shedid shedid did not know where to togo go Where do you want to go gC she asked Then Carlotta told her her herr story etory r she Come home with me tonight said and we will see what can be bedone bedone bedone done after that The next night Carlotta dressed Ina in ina ina a gay colored gay colored dress and black laca lace mantilla danced on the stage anda and a and when she shook her tambourine e smiled the people applauded very loudly lewdly The manager was pleased and andi i told Carlotta she could danco Banco overt every efer night When Tony called Carlotta to go with him the next morning she did not answer He waited two weeks thinking she would come back then he went to the police They told him where she was and one night Tony went to the theater Isis His eyes opened wide when he saw Carlotta dance and heard the people applaud and he was so angry when he thought she might be making money for tor him that he stood up and shaking his his' clinched hand at her called out You comma home The ushers quickly put him out and poor Carlotta fled fied from the stage The girl girl with whom she had been staying proved a friend and Carlotta Car lotta did not return to Tony About a year after when Carlotta was making a great deal of or money dancing she went to her old home and knocked at the door Her st stepmother stepmother step step- p- p mother opened it I have come to help you if tr I can said Carlotta Where Is father Just then Tony came In He looked at Carlotta tor forshe for forshe she had hada a pretty hat with red roses on it but he did not speak to her Father I have brought you money for a new hurdy hurdy-gurdy she said handing him a roll of or bills This loosened his tongue and he thanked her and asked her what hat she was doing do do- ing I am dancing answered Carlotta and I am going across the water to dance in a big music hall and I will send you money every month Father will you forgive me now now Yes answered Tony I forgive you but I dont don't like dat hat |